What's the point of chops? Why wouldn't you just punch your opponent with a closed fist?
Imagine being in a fight and thinking "oh hell yeah, I'm going to SLAP this guy on the chest!".
Wrestling chops
Grayson Barnes
Charles Miller
Closed fists are against the rules.
Aiden Campbell
...except when they aren't
Dominic Watson
was Cesaro vs Walter released by wwe? I remember they announced it
Jonathan Nelson
>hurrr closed fist best for fight!!!!
>break hand
Open hand slaps are superior in every way.
Joseph Davis
They arent anymore. Its like going on the top rope used to be illegal but not anymore. To answer OP's question it could be in kayfabe a showcasing of skill kind of like a test of strength.
Evan Bailey
This hasn't been the case for decades.
Ryan Young
not sure
i only saw some shaky cam footage of the full match
Alexander Carter
body shots don't break hands
Aaron Moore
Jayden Phillips
Nobody has ever gotten knocked out by an open hand slap. Stop watching worked Pancrase matches and learn what the fuck you’re talking about.
Adrian James
Choppas are based.
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Dominic King
>japanese women's wrestling
Jacob Davis
what a dumbass thread
Owen Foster
You will never be Japanese, or a woman, pick whichever is applicable
Caleb Sanchez
>Imagine being in a fight and thinking "oh hell yeah, I'm going to SLAP this guy on the chest!".
BTFO! twitter.com
Kevin Carter
Chops fuck up your opponent's breathing and closed fist punches are illegal or at least frowned upon in most promotions. Additionally choppa duels are basically just challenging your opponent to a fighting spirit duel which is a big deal in some styles of wrestling.
Dominic Lopez
So many clowns that know nothing of wrestling history ITT. Like other anons have mentioned, closed fists ARE supposed to be illegal in professional wrestling. It's a key part of kayfabe to separate pro wrestling from boxing and other combat sports, and this dates back to the earliest days of wrestling distinguishing itself from the other major sports (and pro wrestling was seen as a major sport until at least the 1920s).
After this, most wrestling territories protected those traditions. Over time, they started to erode but the NWA was the torch bearer for trying to standardize wrestling rules, and 'no closed fists' was near the very top of their rulebook for refereeing matches. Basically up through the 50s and 60s, only heels would use closed fists and they would be warned repeatedly by the refs, and boo'd by crowds for breaking the rules instead of having a clean match.
Now, as guys like Jerry Lawler and Terry Funk and others became more popular in the 70s and working closed fist punches was very much a trademark of their style, these rules became more universally relaxed because at the end of the day, what draws money dictates what's what in pro wrestling. But still, even into the 80s, into the 90s, even into the early 00s of Ruthless Aggression, most referees would still VISIBLY and a lot of the time very AUDIBLY warn wrestlers for using closed fists. Go back and watch any Attitude Era match and Hebner is busting Austin's balls for using a closed fist every single time, more or less.
This is why chops/forearms are a thing and part of the wrestling tradition. They were seen as clean and legal wrestling strikes. Now, if you want to talk about Japanese style fighting spirit spots, that's a similar thing but still something else entirely.
>inb4 some newfag tries to muh sekret club me with 'reddit spacing'
don't care plus you're gay
Jaxon Johnson
because wrestling is a performance and chops make a huge sound
Parker Evans
No, they were probably saving it for a TV match once Walter made the main roster, it just didn't quite work out.
Josiah Scott
Based true fan.
Colton Russell
Nathan Williams
raddit spacing didn't read
Nicholas Johnson
didnt read